# NTSB Accident SEA89FA103
> **WHITTAKER BUSHBY MUSTANG 1** · 1989-06-10 · ALDERWOOD MANOR, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA89FA103
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28661
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-06-10
- **Location:** ALDERWOOD MANOR, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.799251, -122.279106
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** WHITTAKER
- **Model:** BUSHBY MUSTANG 1
- **Registration:** N8020E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN FLYING A TRAFFIC PATTERN AT TREE-TOP LEVEL AND A TAILWIND CONDITION DURING THE STEEP TURN TO FINAL.

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